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  1. There seems to be a lot of cross-talk today about exactly what the Carney government has been angling for with the EU, but I'd say that this is an indication of something.

    There seem to be people (or maybe bots) latching on to the idea that Canada is going to join the EU with no notice (which seems logistically improbable, even if it was politically feasible) or on the other hand, interpreting the PM's comments at TIFF last night to suggest that "no EU membership" means that we won't be pushing for the model outlined in the WSJ article from the other day that was dubbed "associate membership".

    Rather than get hung up on the semantics, I'm just glad to see that there is evidence of movement in the direction of the "closest possible" productive relationship. Both sides need to do something, so let's get on with exploring what's possible.

    cbc.ca/news/politics/european-

    #CDNpoli #EUPol #Canada #elbowsUp

  2. Former Canadian PM Jean Chretien speaking for Canada, across political lines:

    youtu.be/Ilk25L68yhs

    1 min short

  3. “"We bow to no one," Chrétien said to an audience that included Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

    "And the more we are insulted or threatened and abused, the more we will stand up for ourselves and stand united."

    "Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never mistake our kindness for softness. We know who we are and we are proud of it," he said.

    Chrétien said building a country like Canada, welcoming people from around the globe, and caring for the weakest, "is a sign of strength."”

    Former Canadian Prime Minister and national icon Jean Chretien received three standing ovations during his 13min speech.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

  4. “"We bow to no one," Chrétien said to an audience that included Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

    "And the more we are insulted or threatened and abused, the more we will stand up for ourselves and stand united."

    "Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never mistake our kindness for softness. We know who we are and we are proud of it," he said.

    Chrétien said building a country like Canada, welcoming people from around the globe, and caring for the weakest, "is a sign of strength."”

    Former Canadian Prime Minister and national icon Jean Chretien received three standing ovations during his 13min speech.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

    #Canada #JeanChretien #Gander #USA #Trump #TrumpWar #TradeWar #Tariffs #ElbowsUp

  5. “"We bow to no one," Chrétien said to an audience that included Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

    "And the more we are insulted or threatened and abused, the more we will stand up for ourselves and stand united."

    "Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never mistake our kindness for softness. We know who we are and we are proud of it," he said.

    Chrétien said building a country like Canada, welcoming people from around the globe, and caring for the weakest, "is a sign of strength."”

    Former Canadian Prime Minister and national icon Jean Chretien received three standing ovations during his 13min speech.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

    #Canada #JeanChretien #Gander #USA #Trump #TrumpWar #TradeWar #Tariffs #ElbowsUp

  6. “"We bow to no one," Chrétien said to an audience that included Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

    "And the more we are insulted or threatened and abused, the more we will stand up for ourselves and stand united."

    "Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never mistake our kindness for softness. We know who we are and we are proud of it," he said.

    Chrétien said building a country like Canada, welcoming people from around the globe, and caring for the weakest, "is a sign of strength."”

    Former Canadian Prime Minister and national icon Jean Chretien received three standing ovations during his 13min speech.

    cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

    #Canada #JeanChretien #Gander #USA #Trump #TrumpWar #TradeWar #Tariffs #ElbowsUp

  7. @Bowreality
    One thing that has become apparent to me since the start of the #ElbowsUp movement is that a surprising number and variety of products are actually made here in Canada; things you might not normally expect. I mean, boxes are an easy one given our access to wood fibre, but there’re a lot of things one might not expect, also.

  8. I found this article shared on Reddit, so I can't be sure it will be readable from here for everybody, but it's worth a read if you can.

    It's a sober and presumably well sourced narrative outlining the efforts of the Canadian government and their sympathizers in the #EU to work out a way of irrevocably tying us together on a crash timeline.

    If Rupert Murdoch's press is covering this seriously, then I'm going to pay attention and not just assume that it's wishful thinking. The assessment of the challenges, the possible long term benefits (and risks) of #Canada moving much closer to the EU seems to be well thought out.

    wsj.com/world/europe/canada-al

    #CDNpoli #elbowsUp

  9. RE: mastodon.social/@eunews/117264

    Just do it folks! We need smart partnerships like this!

    For the people!
    For our future!
    For Democracy!

  10. Fed up with US marketers trying to pitch me stories on US brands as "Canadian travel gear". That is all kinds of "ick".

    Just had Dream Pairs in New York try to pitch me on a 'Fall Travel Shoes Canadian Travelers' story featuring NORTIV 8 hiking boots as "Canadian travel gear".

    There is nothing Canadian about NORTIV 8. Pitching me by trying to paint a Canadian flag on an US product is just going to make me distrust you and leave me with a bad impression of the brand.

    #StoryToGo #ElbowsUp

  11. Fed up with US marketers trying to pitch me stories on US brands as "Canadian travel gear". That is all kinds of "ick".

    Just had Dream Pairs in New York try to pitch me on a 'Fall Travel Shoes Canadian Travelers' story featuring NORTIV 8 hiking boots as "Canadian travel gear".

    There is nothing Canadian about NORTIV 8. Pitching me by trying to paint a Canadian flag on an US product is just going to make me distrust you and leave me with a bad impression of the brand.

    #StoryToGo #ElbowsUp

  12. Fed up with US marketers trying to pitch me stories on US brands as "Canadian travel gear". That is all kinds of "ick".

    Just had Dream Pairs in New York try to pitch me on a 'Fall Travel Shoes Canadian Travelers' story featuring NORTIV 8 hiking boots as "Canadian travel gear".

    There is nothing Canadian about NORTIV 8. Pitching me by trying to paint a Canadian flag on an US product is just going to make me distrust you and leave me with a bad impression of the brand.

    #StoryToGo #ElbowsUp

  13. Fed up with US marketers trying to pitch me stories on US brands as "Canadian travel gear". That is all kinds of "ick".

    Just had Dream Pairs in New York try to pitch me on a 'Fall Travel Shoes Canadian Travelers' story featuring NORTIV 8 hiking boots as "Canadian travel gear".

    There is nothing Canadian about NORTIV 8. Pitching me by trying to paint a Canadian flag on an US product is just going to make me distrust you and leave me with a bad impression of the brand.

    #StoryToGo #ElbowsUp

  14. Fed up with US marketers trying to pitch me stories on US brands as "Canadian travel gear". That is all kinds of "ick".

    Just had Dream Pairs in New York try to pitch me on a 'Fall Travel Shoes Canadian Travelers' story featuring NORTIV 8 hiking boots as "Canadian travel gear".

    There is nothing Canadian about NORTIV 8. Pitching me by trying to paint a Canadian flag on an US product is just going to make me distrust you and leave me with a bad impression of the brand.

    #StoryToGo #ElbowsUp

  15. I just noticed that the Canadian government weather app has a Messages tab that wants to go through urbanairship to show me news items like "we changed the way we issue severe storm warnings".
    Urban Airship is a privately owned company in California that sells tracking data. It also offers a push notification service to send ads to apps.
    #elbowsUp #piHole

  16. @mick all we need them to do is #PlusOne. You're going to post on X and Instagram and Tiktok and YouTube and whatever. Fine. Just add ONE Canadian platform to the mix. Just one. Post on Gander or Qlub or Ottawa.place or Wattpad or mstdn.ca or Club Penguin or Nexopia or CoSocial or PlentyOfFish or WHATEVER. Just add ONE. #ElbowsUp #Plus1

  17. Remember I was talking about my favourite Canadian bitters? I saw Kinsip Spirits at the Cabbagetown Festival in #Toronto today and picked up another fav of mine I can’t often get: their House blend. Also trying Sour Cherry and Chocolate from their test lab. #ElbowsUp

  18. @iuculano Here’s #MarcoRubio in the #WhiteHouse realizing that he is only purpose is give a Hispanic public face for #Russian asset #GavinWax in the #UnitedStates #StateDepartment.

    #Resist with #ElbowsUp 💪 and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

    #VoteBlue *no matter who* in the #midterms.
    🗳️ 🌊 💩 👉 🚽

  19. @iuculano Here’s #MarcoRubio in the #WhiteHouse realizing that he is only purpose is give a Hispanic public face for #Russian asset #GavinWax in the #UnitedStates #StateDepartment.

    #Resist with #ElbowsUp 💪 and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

    #VoteBlue *no matter who* in the #midterms.
    🗳️ 🌊 💩 👉 🚽

  20. @iuculano Here’s #MarcoRubio in the #WhiteHouse realizing that he is only purpose is give a Hispanic public face for #Russian asset #GavinWax in the #UnitedStates #StateDepartment.

    #Resist with #ElbowsUp 💪 and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

    #VoteBlue *no matter who* in the #midterms.
    🗳️ 🌊 💩 👉 🚽

  21. @iuculano Here’s #MarcoRubio in the #WhiteHouse realizing that he is only purpose is give a Hispanic public face for #Russian asset #GavinWax in the #UnitedStates #StateDepartment.

    #Resist with #ElbowsUp 💪 and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

    #VoteBlue *no matter who* in the #midterms.
    🗳️ 🌊 💩 👉 🚽